AL-ANDALUS IN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA (Unit 12-Science Y6)

In the last historical period we talked about the Visigoths. The Visigoths were in the Iberian Peninsula until the 711 A.D. when the King Roderic was defeated by the MUSLIMS. It was in this moment when this new historical period started.

LET'S HAVE A LOOK TO THIS VIDEO TO HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT HOW THE MUSLIM CONQUEST WAS. 

THE MUSLIM INVASION.

• Muslims from northern Africa invaded Visigothic Spain in 711 A.D.
• They ocuppied most of the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands.
• This territory was called Al Andalus, and its capital was Cordoba.
• Al Andalus became a province of the Muslim Empire. It was governed by the caliph of Damascus in Asia.

THE EMIRATE OF CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA.

• In 756 A.D. Abd ar-Rahman I established Al Andalus as an independent province or emirate.

• In 929 A.D. Al Andalus became a caliphate under Abd ar-Rahman III. He was the caliph, the maximum political and religious authoroty in Al Andalus. 

• The caliphate lasted until 1031 A.D. During this period, Al Andalus was divided into smaller kingdoms, called taifas.

THE END OF AL ANDALUS.

• The taifas fought among themselves and this helped the Christian Kingdoms to gain territory. 

• In 1212 A.D. The Christians defeated the Muslims at The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.
• In 1492 A.D. the Catholic Monarchs conquered the only remaining Muslim Kingdom, the Kingdom of Granada. 

SOCIETY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE.

• Al Andalus society was formed by Muslims, Christians and Jews.
• It had great scienctists, suchs as doctors, mathematicians and geographers. The mathematicians created the systems of numbers which we used today
• The Muslims made great contibutions to society:

• CROPS: like rice.

• INSTRUMENTS: like compass.

• IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.

LET'S PLAY AND REVIEW WHAT YOU'VE LEARNT

VISIGOTHS IN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA (Unit 12-Science Y6)

Let's move onto the next period of History. Remember we have talked about Prehistory, Pre-Roman times, and the Roman Empire in the Iberian Peninsula. 
Now we will learn about the MIDDLE AGES, and today we will start when the Germanic Tribes conquered Hispania and defeated the Roman Empire.

This video will explain you what happened in the Iberian Peninsula during the MIDDLE AGES.

THE VISIGOTHS INVASION

If you have a look and think about this map. With a partner try to explain the Visigoth invasion.

Where did they come from? 

What parts of the Iberian Peninsula did they conquer first? 

Who were in the Peninsula before them?

THE VISIGOTHS.

 

• The Vandals, Alans and Suevi were tribes from Northern Europe. They invaded Hispania in 409 A.D.
• To fight against them Romans needed the help of Visigoths, another Germanic Tribe.
• They expelled Vandals and Alans and Visigoths established their own kingdom in The península. 

THE VISIGOTHIC KINGDOM.

• The Peninsula was controlled by the Visigoths and the Suevi (They were in the north-west).
• The Visigothic Kingdom was ruled by a King.

• Leovigild was one of the most important kings. He made Toledo the capital of the Kindom and conquered the Suevi.
• The Visigothic Kingdom lasted until 711 A.D. when Roderic was defeated by the Muslims.

VISIGOTHIC SOCIETY. 

• Visigothic unified their new kingdom by changing their own language, religion and lasw.
• They became Christians and based their laws on Roman laws. 

VISIGOTHIC HERITAGE.

• They built small stone Churches.
• They made jewellery with gold, silver and precious stones. 

LET'S PLAY WITH THIS CROSSWORD 

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REVIEW WHAT YOU'VE LEARNT. 

PRESENTAMOS "VIAJANDO CON EL CIRCO"

BILINGÜISMO Y TIC: UNA RECETA CREATIVA

VIDEOS about PREHISTORY & ANTIQUITY (Unit 11-Science Y6)

Tengo el placer de presentaros los post publicados por los alumnos de 6ºB en la asignatura de Science.

Estos posts han sido publicados en el blog de aula:

Los alumnos han utilizado la herramienta de la web 2.0 http://popplet.com/ para hacer sus propios diagramas o mapas conceptuales sobre la unidad 11 PREHISTORY & ANTIQUITY. 

Después han utilizado sus propios mapas conceptuales para construir un vídeo utilizando la web tool http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/. Ese vídeo es "upload" por ellos mismos a su propio canal de youtube para terminar con todo ello, en su propio blog, construyendo un post dedicado a resumir y entender mejor la unidad.

Más tarde lo han enviado a una asignación por EDMODO nuestra red social.

Aquí os dejo con cada post hecho por cada alumno.

RAQUEL'S POST

MÓNICA'S POST

IRUNE'S POST

CRISTINA'S POST

MARÍA FERNÁNDEZ'S POST

DANIEL'S POST

MADELINE'S POST

JESUS' POST

ENRIQUE'S POST

WALTER'S POST

ETNA'S POST

MARÍA MARTÍN'S POST

MARIO'S POST

IRATI'S POST

SOFÍA'S POST

DIEGO'S POST

JAVIER'S POST

ÁLVARO'S POST

CARLOS' POST

MARÍA TORICES' POST

LAURA'S POST

NUESTRA REVISTA DETALLES

EVALUATION ABOUT PARTNER'S PREHISTORY & ANTIQUITY VIDEOS (Unit 11-Science Y6)

With this post we will start with a new way of doing at the class, you are going to evaluate your partner's videos and popplets following the rubric and answering to this form.

When you finish reading the rubric and you have everything clear about your mind, you can start watching your partner's video and answering the questions to evaluate it. 
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE CLEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR AND WHAT THE CRITERIAS FOR EVALUATION ARE.

Popplets about PREHISTORY & ANTIQUITY

You will send your evaluation through this Google Form. 
DON'T FORGET TO CLICK ON SUBMIT AT THE END.

TRAILER - UNA RECETA CREATIVA

Buenas público:
Esta es una entrada poco habitual en nuestro blog.
Simplemente quiero compartir con vosotros un trailer que hemos hecho.
Este trailer será expuesto en la ponencia-charla-coloquio que mi compañero @javiramossancha y yo @julisanzmamolar impartiremos en la Universidad de Burgos con el título "Bilingüismo y TIC: Una receta creativa" el próximo jueves 25 de abril de 2013.

Simplemente esperamos que nos acompañéis aunque no sea de cuerpo presente si con vuestro trabajo e ilusión diaria.

EVALUATION ABOUT PARTNER'S THE LANDSCAPE VIDEOS (Unit 8-Science Y5)

With this post we will start with a new way of doing at the class, you are going to evaluate your partner's videos and popplets following the rubric and answering to this form.

When you finish reading the rubric and you have everything clear about your mind, you can start watching your partner's video and answering the questions to evaluate it. 
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE CLEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR AND WHAT THE CRITERIAS FOR EVALUATION ARE.

Popplets about THE LANDSCAPE

You will send your evaluation through this Google Form. 
DON'T FORGET TO CLICK ON SUBMIT AT THE END.

VIDEOS ABOUT THE LANDSCAPE (Science Y5)

Tengo el placer de presentaros los post publicados por los alumnos de 5ºB en la asignatura de Science.

Estos posts han sido publicados en el blog de aula:

Los alumnos han utilizado la herramienta de la web 2.0 POPPLET para hacer sus propios diagramas o mapas conceptuales sobre la unidad 8 THE LANDSCAPE. 

Después han utilizado sus propios mapas conceptuales para construir un vídeo utilizando la web tool http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/. 

Ese vídeo es "upload" por ellos mismos a su propio canal de youtube para terminar con todo ello, en su propio blog, construyendo un post dedicado a resumir y entender mejor la unidad.

Aquí os dejo con cada post hecho por cada alumno.

Héctor's post
Marina's post
Mónica's post
Borja's post
Marcos' post
Luismi's post
Daniel's post
Óscar's post.
Jaime's post
Estefanía's post
Alicia's post
Carmen's post
Álvaro's post
Giselle's post
Adrian's post
Emma's post
Madalina's post
María's post

ROMAN HISPANIA (Unit 11-Science Y6)

Let's move into our HISTORY TIMELINE. This time we are going to learn about ROMAN HISPANIA. It is said when the Iberian Peninsula was inhabited by the Romans.

This video will show you the life on Roman Times by a 10 year-old children:

A big part of Europe was inhabited by the Romans during this time. It was the Great Roman Empire.

In 218 B.C.Romans defated the Carthaginiasn in a war, so they started to control de Mediterranean Sea. They Completed teh conquest of the Iberian Península in 19 B.C. Because of the resistance of people in the interior. 

ROMAN RULE:

• The peninsula became a part of the Roman Empire. It was called Hispania.
• Inhabitans adopted Roman customs, and they were ruled by Roman law.
• They spoke Latin.
• The governor was a Roman person. 
• The Iberian leaders became the Roman Aristocratic class, and part of the goverment. 

END OF THE ROMAN RULE:

After about 400 A.D. Germanic tribes from the central and northern Europe invaded Hispania and conquered the Territory. The Roman lost the control of the península. 

Romans were very good at Architecture, transport and communication. They constructed:

• Theatres, circuses, amphitheatres and thermal baths for people's entertainment. 

• Triumphal arches and columns were built to commemorate important events such as victory in a battle. 

• Ports, bridges and aqueducts were built to improve life in the cities. 

• Romans also built stones roads between cities of the peninsula and between Hispania and other parts of the Empire. 

LET'S TAKE PART ON THIS QUIZZ AND CHECK WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNT.

PRE-ROMAN TIMES (Unit 11-Science Y6)

When we talk about pre-Roman Times we are speaking about all the time which goes from the Prehistory to the Roman Empire in the Iberian Península. 

During this time in the Iberian Peninsula there were different groups of inhabitants: The Celts, The Iberians, The tartessians, The Phoenicians, The Greeks and The Cartaginians.

With this video you will understand better the beggining of this period, Let's have a look to the history of the Celts. 

The Iberians: they lived in the east and south of Spain. They were warriors, herders, farmers, craftsmen, merchants and slaves.

The Celts stayed in Spain in the north and the centre. Their tribes were divided into family clans. They were herders and farmers. They were also expert metalworkers, they made jewellery, weapons and tools.

Celts and Iberians mixed to form the Celtiberians. 

The Tartessians lived in the Guadalquivir valley (It was rich in metals: gold, silver and copper). They were great travellers and expert metalworkers and salt producers. 

The Phoenicians were traders from Asia. They were settled on the south coast. They founded Gades (Cadiz). Thay became important trading partners of the Tartessians. 

The Greeks settled on the Mediterranean coast. They came to trade ceramic objects for metals. They founded the city of Denia. 

The Carthaginians came from the North Africa to trade metals and cloth. They also settled on the Mediterranean coast and founded the city of Cartagena. 

All of this colonising civilisations left culturan legacies, such as the alphabet and metal coins. 

Ver Pre-Roman Times en un mapa más grande

LET'S PLAY AND REVIEW ALL YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PRE-ROMAN TIMES. 

MEDIMOS NUESTRO COMPORTAMIENTO

Empezamos un nuevo trimestre y está vez ya es la recta final para terminar el curso.

Como ya hemos ido probando este trimestre vamos a utilizar CLASS DOJO

Lo primero que haremos será ver los puntos positivos y negativos y si queremos cambiarlos o añadir algunos más.

Y a continuación os daréis de alta en la página con vuestro propio código dónde podéis ver vuestro comportamiento y cambiar vuestro avatar.

PREHISTORY (Unit 11 -Science Y6)

We are going to learn about another topic of Science, from this moment to the end of the school year we are going to focus our lesson on the HISTORY OF SPAIN. To learn history is very important because this will be the way you will understand most of the things that are taking place now.

LET'S HAVE A LOOK TO THESE PHOTOS AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

• What can you see in the two pictures?
• What are these things made of?
• Which ones were made first?

THE FOLLOWING VIDEO WILL HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE LIFE IN THE PREHISTORY PERIOD. 

PALEOLITHIC PERIOD:

• Million years ago, Iberian Peninsula was inhabited by homids or early humans beings. Modern people appeared in Spain about 35.000 years ago.
• They were nomads, they moved from place to place.
  
  
  
• They lived in caves or huts.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• They lived in family groups called clans.
  
• They obtained their food hunting, fishing and gathering plants. 

NEOLITIC PERIOD:

• People became sedentary. They built settlements.
  
• People lived in tribes, they were larger than clans. 
  
• Each member of the tribe had a specific job  (cultivating the land, looking after animals, making tools or weapons)

THE METAL AGES:

• They used metals for weapons and tools.
• Settlements became villages, with walls for protections.
  
• Every village was run by a chieftain. 
  

PREHISTORY HERITAGE:

Prehistory people were the first:

• To use fires to cook and protect themselves from the cold.
• To make clay pots.
• To use animal hair and looms to make cloths.
• Create art forms such as cave paintings. 

LET'S REVIEW WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNT WITH THIS ACTIVITY. 

If you want to learn a bit more about PREHISTORY, you will play to this game about PREHISTORY ANIMALS.

Prehistory Animals Game